[Foundation-l] 2011 elections - low turnout

[Thomas Dalton]

On 21 March 2011 09:49, Ray Saintonge <saintonge at telus.net> wrote:
> Even in US elections the turnout is much lower for the mid-terms.  It's
> relatively easy to decide on a presidential candidate, but the degree of
> being informed drops significantly for offices further down the
> political food chain.

I would have thought turnout was lower because people think they
aren't as important as the presidential elections, rather than because
they don't know which way to vote.